United States President Barack Obama has suffered a sharp drop in popularity in the Arab world over the past year, and Iran may be reaping the benefits, according to a major new survey of public opinion in five Arab countries.
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Consider the following statement offered by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a news conference last week. He was discussing Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks as well as the person who has taken responsibility for the vast, still ongoing Afghan War document dump at that site.
Fifteen years after the massacre at Srebrenica and the height of the Bosnian War, what has that conflict taught us?
As the situation become increasingly dire, dubious plans are emerging in an attempt to "save" the war effort.
Fifteen years after the massacre at Srebrenica and the height of the Bosnian War, what has that conflict taught us?
The elections of Sunday, July 4th, in 14 Mexican states can be seen as a struggle for Mexican territories by diverse power groups, including the drug cartels.
Have you ever thought about just how strange this country's version of normal truly is? Let me make my point with a single, hardly noticed Washington Post news story that's been on my mind for a while. It represents the sort of reporting that, in our world, zips by with next to no reaction, despite the true weirdness buried in it.
Unchecked growth in intelligence agencies raises troubling questions and even affects how we interact with neighbors.
Unchecked growth in intelligence agencies even affects how those who live near them interact with neighbors.
As success in Afghanistan becomes more uncertain, Conn Hallinan argues that the problem is not Afghanistan, but the entire concept of counterinsurgency.